In 2012, the club signed former Chelsea players Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba. At the end of season both stars left because of the delay of payment of the wage. In April 2013, Zhu again delayed the payment of the wages of players causing three South American players including Giovanni Moreno, Rolando Schiavi and Patricio Toranzo to strike. Three players decline to play a home league game against Liaoning Hongyun. Eventually in July 2013, manager Sergio Batista resigned because he had not received his wage for four months. See also The9 Ltd. References 1966 births Living people Businesspeople from Shanghai Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni Chinese football chairmen and investors